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W3 C: Making Content Usable for People With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities

For Students 9th - 10th
This document is for people who make Web content (Web pages) and Web applications. It gives advice on how to make content usable for people with learning and cognitive disabilities. The Table of Contents can be accessed by clicking an...
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Other

Net History: Web History

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice list of Web history resources for the beginner to the techy. Timelines, reference sites, books and The First Website are included. One intriguing site explores the origin of the fatal error message "Error No 404".
Activity
Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Finding and Evaluating Web Sites

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
"When you need to do research, the World Wide Web is a great resource." Find out what to look for in using quality sites for your research.
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Net History: General History of the Internet Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Substantial list of Internet history resources for the beginner to the techy. The descriptive list includes links to EBooks, timelines, video clips and reference material. The referenced sites come from a variety of organizations and...
Handout
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Internet Terms in Spanish and English

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has been successful at defining some very difficult technical internet and computer terms.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has some brief but helpful statistics about the growth of the Net and the Web.
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Net History: Ian Peter

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography information on Ian Peter, respected world-wide Internet expert and historian. He is credited as one of the early pioneers of the Internet. Link to his audio CD and EBook for more detailed information on Internet history. His...
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Other

Ntt East: Super Media Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Japanese content! Educates students about telephone and Internet media. It includes information about networks, ecology, connecting classrooms to the Internet, using the internet, and an interactive quiz. It also has worksheets for...
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Nottingham Trent University: Kids on the Net

For Students 3rd - 8th
Visit this site for children's writing made by kids. Kids on the Net aims to help children develop a useful and informed approach to the Internet and how to use it for writing.
Article
History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: The Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This History of Computing lecture series presents a simple and clear description of the World Wide Web.
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Building a School Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic introduction to building Web sites. Includes getting started, communication, publishing power, files, words, pictures, color, links, and standards links.
Unit Plan
ACT360 Media

Act Den: Microsoft Front Page 98 Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking to learn the basics of web page design with Microsoft FrontPage 98? This fun and educational tutorial offers interactive activities and quizzes. The tutorial covers: introduction to FrontPage, creating your first website,...
Handout
University of California

Uc Berkeley Library: Critical Evaluation of Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Questions to ask yourself when determining if a source is reliable. Discusses difference between primary and secondary source. List of reference sources and links to other sites that teach you how to evaluate sources....
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Janet Reno vs. American Civil Liberties Union

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete transcript outlining the court case between Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney General, and the American Civil Liberties Union, in which the Communications Decency Act was declared unconstitutional.
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Other

Internet 101: Internet Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet 101 walks you through the basics of the Internet, including how it all works and how to move around.
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Other

Internet Learning Tree: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.
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The Shuler Family: How Does the Internet Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can get a technical but accessbile overview of the Internet. Learn about Internet addresses, networking infrastructure, Internet routing hierarchy, domain names, Internet protocols, and so on. Illustrated.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Network Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
From social media to massive financial institutions, we live within a web of networks. But how do they work? How does Googling a single word provide millions of results? Marc Samet investigates how these networks keep us connected and...
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Other

Build a School Website Wigglebits

For Students 3rd - 8th
"Wanda Wigglebits welcomes you to her guide for Building a School Web Site." This site teaches teachers and students to build a web site together.
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Cyberbee

Adventures of Cyber Bee

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
CyberBee is designed for K-12 teachers and encourages engaged learning and problem solving skills through a variety of activities based on frameworks such as the WebQuest, treasure hunts, and Big6.
Handout
The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the St. Cloud State University provides information on online sources. This article explains how to assess the value of online sources based on authorship, publisher, date of publication, depth of material, and...
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Other

December.com: Net Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links and evaluations of dozens of pieces of software, ranging from languages to multimedia to email.
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Other

Indiana University Knowledge Base: What Is Ftp?

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the File Transfer Protocol, and how it is used to transfer files.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Where Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson students explore the 50 states through the Internet. Students discover important facts and information by navigating the World Wide Web.